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comment by tacocat
tacocat  ·  2923 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The lottery is a tax, an inefficient, regressive, and exploitative tax

One thing the article doesn't point out is that even the lottery sponsored scholarships, if run without the problems mentioned, unfairly redistribute wealth. Most students who benefit from the scholarships come from more affluent families while the lottery funds come from the poor.

In college I gave a speech for poli sci 101 about lottery reform. I argued that the scholarship requirements should be tightened to free up funds for low income school districts. I thought it went over like a lead balloon at the time but in retrospect I don't think anyone wanted to hear anyone else's speech.